EDITOR’S LUNCHBOX: Gupta-certified Zwane poorly treated by Business Day (alert the media!)
Stories of Note Bytes from the digital world The good news is the 783 corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma will finally be aired in court. The bad news is his appeal was dismissed with costs, meaning taxpayers pick up his and the National Prosecution Authority’s legal tab. Police Minister Fikile Mbalula has once again crushed his own balls by parading 10 “criminals” without bothering to check if they were actually just innocent undertakers who now have a watertight reputational damage case against him. In My Opinion Matters of debate Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane — who is undoubtedly qualified for the job as his CV was okayed by the Guptas, who he impressed by freeing funds to pay for their niece’s wedding that was originally intended for emerging black dairy farmers — has been unkindly treated by Business Day, according to his spokesperson. By increasing the number of lottery balls from 49 to 52, Ithuba has lowered the chances of hitting the jackpot from one...
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